Geographic Markers

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

In this mine all the gold you can carry may not be as sweet of a deal as it sounds.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.